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Navigation, Communications, and Science Instruments in Ikhana’s Fairing
Navigation, Communications, and Science Instruments in Ikhana’s Fairing

The bulging fairing atop the forward fuselage of NASA’s Ikhana unmanned aircraft covers a variety of navigation, communications, and science…

Ikhana
Ikhana

NASA’s Ikhana unmanned long-endurance science aircraft, a civil variant of General Atomics’ Predator B, takes to the sky over Southern…

Built for Long-Endurance, High-Altitude Flight
Built for Long-Endurance, High-Altitude Flight

Narrow wings, a Y-tail, and rear engine layout distinguish NASA’s Ikhana aircraft, a civil variant of General Atomics’ Predator B…

Ikhana
Ikhana

Crew chief Joe Kinn gives NASA’s Ikhana unmanned aircraft a final check during engine run-up prior to takeoff at General…

Ikhana
Ikhana

Distinguished by its large nose payload bay, NASA’s Ikhana unmanned aircraft does an engine run prior to takeoff from General…

Ikhana
Ikhana

Bearing NASA tail number 870, NASA’s Ikhana unmanned aircraft is a civil version of the Predator B designed for high-altitude,…

Morning Checkout Flight of NASA’s Ikhana
Morning Checkout Flight of NASA’s Ikhana

NASA’s Ikhana, a civil variant of General Atomics’ Predator B unmanned aircraft, takes to the sky for a morning checkout…

Ikhana Lifts Off From Grey Butte Airfield
Ikhana Lifts Off From Grey Butte Airfield

NASA’s Ikhana unmanned science demonstration aircraft, a civil variant of General Atomics’ Predator B, lifts off from Grey Butte airfield…

Ikhana
Ikhana

Straight wings, a Y-tail and a pusher propeller distinguish NASA’s Ikhana, a civil version of General Atomics’ Predator B unmanned…

Ikhana
Ikhana

A small nose-mounted television camera enables pilots of NASA’s Ikhana unmanned science aircraft to view the flight path ahead.